Integrity is reporting that The House of Deputies committee considering proposed changes to the marriage canon have clarified that arguments suggesting that General Convention cannot make such changes because they run counter to the Book of Common Prayer are based on “flawed premises.”
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The Daily Pilot, in Fountain Valley, California, reports that a judge has allowed the sale of a church property to move forward after parishioners of St. James the Great in Newport Beach filed a lawsuit to at least temporarily halt the sale. A developer purchased the property for $15 million, a deal made by Bishop …
Judge rules in favor of diocese selling St. James the Great in L.A. Read More »
Two former doctoral candidates at the General Theological Seminary have written to the members of the House of Bishops in response to recent letter by the eight bishops who sit on General’s Board of Trustees.
Good listening can entail a small ego death. It is hard work. Not only does it mean setting aside your personal agendas, it means risking appearing foolish.
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